aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
anew
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
see with attention
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
to come or go into
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
knowest
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From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
lo
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From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
go across or through
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
Prophesyverb
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
saith
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From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
express in words
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
sinews
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From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
a male human offspring
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES THE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
